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HJRES 93 107th Congress House Families Constitutional amendments Law Marriage Same-sex marriage Unmarried couples

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Introduced: May 15, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 15, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.

States that neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor State or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.

What's happening now July 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 20, 2002
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 20, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 93: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-93/
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"H.J. Res. 93: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-93/.
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H.J. Res. 93, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-93/.
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